Carrier for fruit-jars.



- ma @m/WJ CARRIER FOR FRUITJARS.

APPLICATwH mm APR. 8. 1916x l ,255 fi. 9538 Pateute 31m. l, M8..

WlTNESSES raEDnIGK. a. Steam, or GRAND RAPIDS... meinem lcalunnia, non FRUITAJARS.

Specicaton of Letters Batent.

Patented J an. 1, 1918..

Appncanon sied April s, 191e. serial No. 89,864.

Tor all' whom t mayl concern:

Be it known that I, FREDRIGK A. STAMM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of lVoodand .State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Carrier for F ruit-J ars, of which the' following is a specification.

The present invention relates'to an attachmentfor fruit jars, and all types of receptacleg and articles which are to be carried and which are not provided'with handles, or other convenient devices'for handling the same. j

It is an object of the present invention to providea light, simply constructed carrier to receive and clamp therein a fruit jar, or the like, and admit of the easy carrying of the jar. 'by means of a bail, sothat the j'ar may be used in the capacity of asmall ail or receptacle, and without danger of being dropped and broken.

Another object of the invention is to provide a carrier frame which may be expanded or opened at its upper end to receive the article into the frame, and which has means for yieldingly closing or clamping the upper end of the frame about the article to pref vent its accidental dislodgment, should the carrier be tilted, and to prevent the vibration of the article in the frame.

Various other objects and advantages of this invention will be. brought vout in the fol-lowing specific description of the present preferred embodiment, the saine` being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fruit jar carrier constructed according to. this invention, and showing in dotted lines a jar clamped in the carrier frame.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe improved carrier. frame, the. same being adjusted into open position, and showing. in dotted linesV the lower end of a jarl seated therein, ready to be clamped, or removed.

Fig. 3 is` a fragmentary. sectionalv view, taken through the top ofthe carriery and a jar. therein, the carriery being secured in closed position and clamped against'thejar, the view. disclosing the. connection between Oils. Off the. attaching ears. and, the. opposite. jaws or` sides. ofthe frame.

Fig. '4l isfa detail fr.agruentary-v perspective` new ofi one ot' the; base ring;i shownig the connection between the ends of the base ring and the adjacent end of one of the bottom braces.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view ofone side of the carrier in the open positionfof Fig. 2, and

showing the j arjin position therein.

Referring to this drawing, lodesignates the kbase ring forni-ed from a single length of wire, which is bent into circular. form, and which has., as shown to advantage in Fig. 4, its opposite vextremities overlapped and turned, at substantially right angles, out? wardly to provide an attaching or anchoring projection 11, on each end of the length of wire. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this base ring 10 is adapted to encircle the base 'of a jar, indicated in dotted lines yat 12., The base ring 10 is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the jar 12, and carries bottoin bracesh 18 and '14, which are offset downwardly to engage against the bottom of the j ar12.

For the purpose ofv convenience in de-V scribing and illustrating the present invention, a jar has been referred to'as one form of any number of receptacles or objects which may be used in connection with this carrier. The base ring 10 has its overlapping ends secured together by a loop 15 formed upon one ofthe upt-urned ends of' the brace 13. The brace 14 has an upturned loop. 16 on one end which engages the base ring 10 at a. point diametrically opposite to the loop 15. The braces 13 and 14- are each formed of a single length of wire. The op-w posite upturned yends ofthe braces 13 and 14 are provided with loops or eyes 17 thereon, which engage at diametrically opposed poi-nts upon the base ring 10.

The wires which comprise the braces 13 and 14 are extended downwardly from the loopsl 15 and 17, vwhich are spaced apart about the base ring 10 at substantially() degrees, and are-then turned abruptly inf wardand are twisted about one another beneath the central portion ofthe base ring 10. The ends of these wires lfandf 14k are.

then diverged at substantially degrees*y and eXtendedto positions beneath the base'f ring. 10. The endsrof the wires are then turned abruptly upward and looped to prolower portion rvof the tac-loto: be carried;

"circular ring for engagement against the rounded side of the jar 12. As shown to advantage in Fig. 3, the opposite ends of the semi-circular rings are bent outwardly, as at 21, from the sides of the jar 12, and are 'then carried downwardly to provide the pairs of opposed arms 19.

The base ring 10 is provided at diametrically opposed points with pairs of spaced apart reversely turned loops 22, providing between the loops, bars 23 upon which areV engaged theloops 17 of the bottom braces. The loops 22 serve a double purpose; first in holding the loops 17 from sliding circumferentially around the base ring 10, and second they provide connections for the loops 20 of the jaws, so as to hingedly support the jaws and admit of their free swinging movement toward and from each other.

The carrier is provided with abail 24 adapted to be engaged by the hand in supporting and conveying the carrier and the object placed therein. The bail 24 has loops or eyes 25 upon its opposite ends, and the bail is of sufficient length to extend upwardly over the top of the jar 12, and to clear the same, so that the bail may be easily and comfortably held. The bail 24 is connected to the carrier frame by means of opposed ears. Each one of these ears comprises a single length of spring wire, which is looped at its intermediate portion to provide an eye 26 and has its ends extending downwardly to provide spring arms 27. The arms 27 have upon their lower ends outwardly and oppositely turned loops 28 which extend substantially in a horizontal plane and which receive therethrough the upstanding arms 19 of the jaws 18. The upper ends of the arms 19 are bent outwardly and away from each other to provide notches 29 at the` upper extremities of the arms, and at the opposite ends of the semi-circular clamping jaws 18.

lVhen the receptacle or jar 12 is placed in` the base portion of the carrier, as shown in Fig. 2, the ears are rst slid downwardly toward the base ring 10 and the jaws 18 are swung outwardly away from each other. This swinging outwardly of the jaws 18 Aopens or expands the top of the carrier frame, and, as shown in Fig. 5 admits of the free passage of the jar 10 either upwardly ordownwardly between the jaws, As soon as thebail 24 is grasped to lift the carrier, the ears slide upwardly on the arms 19, and by drawing upwardly on the bail with some pressure, the spring arms 27 diverge and slip over the bent portions of the arms 19 and into the notches 29. The notches 29 hold the ears from accidental downward movement so that the jaws 18 bind firmly the vbail 24 is swung to one side and the ears are slid downwardly on the arms 19. The jaws 18 may now be easily swung outwardly away from the jai1 and the latter lifted up out of the base of the carrier.

It is observed that the entire device is made out of relatively few single lengths of wire which are peculiarly twisted and so assembled, as to strengthen the device in all directions, and provide for the required clamping action.

The weight of the carrier and the'object clamped therein tend at all times to bind the clamping means tighter and to hold it from any accidental release of the object.

What is claimed is 1. A carrier for receptacles comprising an adjustable frame adapted to be opened at the top to receive a receptacle and having receptacle engaging jaws and vertically extending arms at opposite sides thereof, and a handle having a sliding connection with the vertically extending arms and extending from one side to the other to draw up the receptacle engaging jaws against the receptzcle when the carrier is lifted bythe hand e.

2. A carrier for receptacles comprising a base portion adapted to receive the lower end of the receptacle therein, a pair of jaws movably attached to the opposite sides of the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom for engagement against the opposite sides of the receptacle, and a handle connecting the jaws at opposite sides and movable thereupon for drawing the same together against the receptacle.

3. A carrier for receptacles comprising a frame having an adjustable upper end adapted to be opened, vertically slidableV ears for drawing the same upwardly to close the upper end of the frame and to yieldingly bind the same against the receptacle.

5. A carrier for receptacles comprising a base portion adapted to receive the lower end of a receptacle therein, a pair of jaws hinged to the opposite sides of the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom for engagement against the opposite sides of the receptacle, slidable members Connected to the jaws for drawing the same together against the receptacle when the members are raised, and a handle connected to said members to raise the same and to support the frame and the receptacle clamped therein.

6. A carrier for receptacles comprising a base adapted to receive the-lower end of a receptacle therein, opposed jaws hinged upon the base and extending upwardly therefrom and having pairs of opposed arms at their adjacentedges, diametrically opposed members slidably mounted on the arms, a bail hinged upon said members to slide the same upwardly and draw the arms together for clamping the jaws against the receptacle andv for supporting the carrier and the receptacle, said jaws comprising means for supporting said members in raised position.

7. A carrier for receptacles comprising a base ring, bottom braces twisted together at their intermediate portions and having their ends diverged and turned upwardly, said upturned ends being looped about the base ring to provide a bottom for the carrier and to receive a receptacle, a pair of U-shaped jaws hinged at their lower open ends to the opposite sides orn said base ring and having their upper intermediate portions bulged outwardly to provide substantially semi- Circular rings for engagement against the opposite sides of the receptacle, and members slidably connected to the adjacent arms diverged ends being bent upwardly andk looped about the base ring, one of said loops engaging about the overlapped ends of the ring between the outturned extremities thereof vto hold the ring in shape, a pair of said loops engaging about the opposed bars to hold the braces in position, a pair of U- shaped jaws having their ends looped through said eyes of the base ring and eX- tending upwardly therefrom, the intermediate portions of said aws being bulged outwardly to it against the opposite sides of the receptacle, an ear at each side of the carrier and comprising a length of wire looped intermediate its ends and diverging downwardly from the loop to provide spring arms, said arms having their lower ends looped about the opposed ends of jaws, and a bail hinged at its ends to the loops o the ears i'or drawing the same upwardly to yieldingly bind the jaws against the receptacle, and for supporting the carrier.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK A. STAMM. Witnesses:

W. F. NoBLEs, A. B. BEVER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the l1Eommissioner of atentl, Washington, D. C. 

